Fodder-bundler.



.J. L. WOLFE.

FODDER BUNDLER.

APPLICATION EILED NOV. 30. 1914- 1,14:4,275. Patented June 22, 1915.

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J. L. WOLFE.

FODDER BUNDLER.

APPLICATION FILED N0v.-30. I914.

1,144,275. Patented June 22, 1915.

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JOHN L. woLrn, or WILLSI-IIRE, OHIO.

' FODDER-BUNDLER.

. Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 22, 1915.

Application filed November 30, 1914. Serial No. 874,753.

To all whom it may concern 1 Be it known that I, JOHN L. WOLFE, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Willshire, in the county of Van West and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Fodder-Bundlers, of

. which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improvement in fodder bundlers, and has for its object to provide a device of the character specified,-

adapted for receiving stalks of corn and for holding them in a compact form in such manner that a tie may be placed on the bundle while so held, and wherein the bundler is wheel supported for easytransportation, and wherein means is provided. on the bundler for supporting cord and for permitting the cord to be drawn 0K to be used as ties for the bundles, and for com pressing the bundle prior to the tying.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a top plan view of the improved bundler, Fig. 2 is a section on the line 22 of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a rear View with parts in section, Fig. 4 is an enflarged sectional view through the bundling mechanism, Fig; 5 is'a longitudinal vertical section of a modified construction, and Fig. 6 is a detail perspective View of a portion of the bundling apparatus,

In the embodiment of the invention shown in Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive, the bundler comprises a frame consisting of a central and lateral-bars 1 and 2, respectively, arranged in parallel spaced relation and connected near one'end by a cross bar 3, and near the opposite end by an axle 4. The axle is secured to the bars 1 and 2, and wheels 5 are journaled on the ends of the axle outside of the bars 2. 4

At the end adjacent to the cross bar 3 the 7 bars 2 are extended beyond the barl to form handles 6 for convenience in handling the frame, and legs 7 are connected with the bars 1 and 2 and withthe cross bar 3 for supporting the end of. the frame remote from the wheels. I 1

Uprights 8 are arranged on the bars 1 and 2 near the ends thereof, and the said uprights support an auxiliary frame consisting of longitudinally extending bars 9 arranged parallel with the bars 1 and 2. The bars 9 are extended beyond, the. bars 1 and 2 at the end adjacent to the axle, and they are connected by cross plates 10 at the said end, the cross plates being arranged above and below the bars.

Inclined plates 11 are arranged at the end adjacent to the axle, the plates being secured at their lower end to the bars 2 on the inner sides thereof, and at the axle, and intermediate their ends plates 11 are secured to the bars 9 at the uprights 8. The auxiliary frame constituted by the bars 9 is adapted to support a shock of cut stalks, the stalks being supported above the wheels and transversely of the frame and the plates 11 permit quite a large number of stalks to be piled on the auxiliary frame.

. At the end remote from the axle 4 U-shaped supports are arranged, each of the said supports comprising a body 12 and arms 13 and 14 extending'parallel with each other, the body'resting on the bars 1 and 2 just above the cross bar 3, and being secured thereto by the bolt 15, which connects the cross bar 3 to the adjacent bar 1 or 2.

The arm 13 of each support extends upward at the front end of the adjacent bar 9, and at its upper end each of the said arms is provided with a rearward extension 16, which laps upon the upper face of the ad jacent end of the adjacent bar 9, and is accured thereto by means of bolts and nuts 17 A plate 18 is secured to the lug 16 of the central support 1213-14, by means of the bolts 17 before mentioned, for a purpose to be presently described, and the said supports are designed to receive a number of stalks sufficient to form a bundle. The legs 7 are V-shaped as shown, one arm of each leg being connected to the adjacent bar 1 or 2 in rear of the front uprights 8, while the other leg is connected to the bar 3 by the adjacent bolt 15. The front arm of the leg at the right-hand side of the frame and also that of the legat the center, has a forward extension 19, extending beyond the bar 3, and a bar 20 rests upon these extensions.

The bar 20 at the end adjacent to the bar 2 is provided with a longitudinally extending slot 21, through which a bolt 22 extends, the bolt loosely connecting the bar 20 wlth the bar 2, and the extension 19, in such manner a holder 2a for cord is supported on thecen ,tral bar 1 in rear of theadjacent upright 8.

Theend of the cord 25 passesfrom the holder over a bracket 26, connected to one side of the adjacent upright 8, and through 'an opening 27 in the arm 13 of the adjacent Support, and thence forwardly and downwardly behind a bracket 28 on the front arm 14: of the said support. A bight of the cord is thus held transversely of the centralsupport 12-13-14 in position to be engaged by the stalks as they are laid in the supports and to be pressed downwardly into the interior of the support. Aloop 29 of flexible material, as for instance rope or the like, is held on the rear arm 13 of the central supportby means of a block 30. This block has a transverse groove in one face," and the block is secured against the rear face of the'arm by means of "bolts 31, with the groove adjacent to the arm. The loop is passed through the groove, and the plate l8'before mentioned, extends far enough in rear of the lug 16 to provide a hook for the engagement of the opposite end of the loop, from that held by the block;

In operation the stalks as they are out are laid transversely of the auxiliary frame, resting on the bars 9, and the stalks maybe piled up against the plates 11. The-bundler standing between the handles 6 at the front end of the frame first draws the cord 25 across the central support 12 131e and engages the end with the bracket 28, as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 6. The cord is thus stretched across between the arms of the central support, and it will be obvious that as the stalks are laid in the supports the cord will be pressed down as shown in Fig. 4. When a -number of stalks sufficient for the bundle have been placed in the supports, the loop 29 is disengaged from the plate 18, passed over the bundle, and engaged with the hook 23 on the bar 20. WVith his hand the operator now presses down on the free end of the bar 20 after he has disengaged the bar from the extension 19 of the central leg, until the bundle of stalks is compressed to a suflicient degree asindicated in Fig. 4... He then ties the cord 25 around the bundle as also indicated in the said figure, and after cutting the cord 25 and releasing the loop 29, the bundle is discharged. The machine is'now ready for anotherbundle', and this ro'cess may be repeated until all of the stalks have been bundled. The device is "easily transported from place to place, and

rid-n adapted for use with two b undlers'.

The main frame designated at 32 is proyided with supporting wheels 33 and supporting'legs 34, and the auxiliary frame consisting of the longitudinally extending parlallel' b-ars 35 is supported above the main frame by uprights 36. The bars 35 .are of less length than the bars of the main frame, and =U-shaped-lsupports 37 are arranged at each end of each of the bars 35 of the auxiliary frame. The supports 37 have one arm of each connected to the adjacent end of the bar 35 as indicat ed at 38. I

A loop '39 is connected with the central support at each end ofthe frame by means of the block a0, and at each end a bar 41 is arranged, the arrangement corresponding to that of the bar 20. With this construction, a bundler' may stand at each end of the frame, the bundling operation being' precisely the same as that of the construction shown in Figs. 1 to 4.. I claim 1. A device of the character specified, comprising a wheel supported main frame, an auxiliary frame supported above the main frame and adapted to support the stalks to be bundled transversely of the frame, .series of U-shaped supports at theend of the auxiliary frame, and connected to the main and auxiliary frames, a bar adjacent to the supports .and' pivoted at one end to the main frame and'having its outer' end free and adapted to be swung downwardly, thebar having a hook on its upper face near its supported above the main frame for receiving the stalks and holding them transversely of the main frame, a series ofU-shaped supports arranged transversely ofthe main frameat -the end adjacent to the legs and connected to the auxiliary frame at the end thereof to permit the stalks to roll from the auxiliary frame into the supports, means for supporting a tying cord atone of the supports, and means for compressing the stalks to permit them to be tied by the tying cord.

3. A device of the character specified, comprising a main frame, an auxiliary frame supported by the main frame above the same, a series of substantially U-shaped supports arranged transversely of the main frame at one end of the auxiliary frame and be passed above the bundle in the supports, in position to permit the stalks to roll from and a lever pivoted below the supports and the auxiliary frame into the supports, and having a hook for engaging the loop. means for compressing the stalks in one of JOHN L. WOLFE. the supports, said means comprising a loop Witnesses: of flexible material connected to the inner W. W. PARKS, side of one of the supports, and adapted to WM. A. OOLTER.

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